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October 31, 2005

karibu mgeni :-)

According to gvisit.com, this is where the last 20 blog visitors come from… and there are even more neat Google Maps Mashups on GoogleMapsMania :-) (Aterere… I think there’s a shida somewhere with Nepal showing up on the map. I do have two friends working in Kathmandu, but I know for sure they never [...]

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Shikwati et al

James S. Shikwati’s interview on Der Spiegel in July this year actually stirred up some debates over here – maybe also due to that nice but useless Live8 event that took place during that time. Just two days ago, I came accross this interesting paper Shikwati presented in November 2003 on a workshop called "Campaigning [...]

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October 30, 2005

as IF i had NOTHING better to do…

I think one day in future, my little niece will be old enough to ask questions – and then she might ask me about the stuff I used to do when "I was younger". "Well, my dear", I will reply, "when I was about 17, I got my own home computer. An ATARI 1040 [...]

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Gaultier²

"A perfume that makes people want to love each other" – yeah, right…
Three days ago, I got this sample of JPG’s new fragrance "Gaultier^2". They actually gave out 2 little dispensers along with 2 strange strings – maybe assuming that customers would want to use those extra items to be given to a [...]

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what a waste!

Red Cross bubudius found on my table today…
Since I never (!) had any Malaria, I regularly donate blood with the Red Cross society. It’s in a good cause and there are those old Mamas in this kijiji here that serve good coffee and good food afterwards. Actually, I think [...]

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October 29, 2005

Mbula (mbuzi lala?)

And this one goes out to Mbuzimoja!
P.S.: Hash – would you still want to eat them? Tennessee Fainting Goats, man.  Imagine those ones on the jiko… :-)

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ukulele artist

 This is amazing!
I do have an ukulele and I tell you, it takes A LOT to play this instrument.
Update: The video has been taken down. Sorry…
If you do have a broadband inet connection, pls make sure to watch this fine video (13.14 MB; 04:33, Apple [...]

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stickman

My dear bro KPT just skyped-in this hilarious picture from Taipeh, Taiwan:   … and of course he asked about the real meaning of this road marking.
My guesses: 1. Only people wearing flat glasses are allowed to use this road. [...]

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